Full Body Presence by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana.pdf

Introduction

W henIwasachild,Iwasfascinatedbytheinvisibleenergydy-

namicsthatconnectusall.Growingupasapreacher’sdaugh-

teronthefrontpewofaBaptistchurch,Iwasconstantlyimmersedin

awarmriverofresonantvibration,fromtherichgospelsingingtothe

powerful,benevolentpresenceofmyfather.

Irememberonenightatageten,afteraparticularlyvibrantsinging

service, I was standing alone outside church in the warm, lush dark-

nessof aWashingtonDCsummer.Eventhoughtheservicewasover

andthenightwasquiet,myinsideswerestillbuzzing.Suddenly,aris-

ingfrominsidemybody,Ifeltadeepsurgeofconnectionwithallofthe

naturearoundme— thetall oaks, thesolidearth, thenightsky. The

stars seemed very close to me. I felt huge and tiny at the same time.

Tearsofunexplainablejoywelledupfromdeepwithinmybelly.With

thisfeelingofonenesscameasenseofbelongingandpresence.Ifeltfull

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andatpeacewiththeworld.Myonlythoughtwas This is the way I was

meant to be.

Forthenextfewdays,thissenseoffullnessandbelonginglingered

inmybody.Inoticedthattheworldfeltfriendlier.Itwaseasiertobea

kindbigsister.ItwaseasiertolivebytheSunday-schooldictateto“love

thyneighbor.”Thatwasmyﬁrstconscioustasteofdirectlyexperienc-

ing the deep ﬂow of life energy we all have available to us — a con-

nection that brings us into the moment and naturally feeds our sense

ofFullBodyPresence,makingtruecompassionpossible.

Almost everyone has experienced sacred moments or encounters

ofthiskind.Thesenseofbeingfullypresentcomesinallkindsofways

—perhapsadeepconnectednesswhenholdinganewborn,feelingthe

windonyourfacewhilelookingoutoverabreathtakingmountainvista,

beingheldsafelyinthearmsofyourbeloved,orexperiencingthegrace

ofmeditationorprayer.

Withinafewweeksofmyexperience,thatfeelingofonenessand

Full Body Presence dissipated and became a distant memory. To one

degreeoranother,thisdiminishmentofFullBodyPresenceinevitably

happenstousall,dependingonthecircumstances.Someof usbarely

haveachancetoexperiencewhatitisliketobefree,toinhabitourbod-

ies,tohaveasenseofoneness,totrustourselvesandfeelcomfortable

intheworld.Weeasilygetcaughtupintheculturaltrance,inothers’

expectations,inbusyness,infear,anger,ordoubt.

ThatsummernightexperiencewhenIwasten,aswellassimilarex-

periencesthatfollowed,ledmetobecomedeeplyinterestedintheprocess

ofbecomingmorefullypresentineachmomentofmylife.Istudiedyoga,

taichi,qigong,meditation,andNativeAmericanspiritualpractices.

Forthelasttwenty-ﬁveyears,Ihavebeenbringingmyknowledge

toothers,helpingthemaccesstheirowninternalaliveness,usingCranio-

Sacraltherapyandotherbodyworkmodalities.Ihavelearnedthatwhen

wehavetheskillstodropdirectlyintothesensationswithinourbod-

ies—lettingthemindbecomeourallybysimplynoticingwhatisgoing

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oninsideourselveswithoutjudgment—thepathtopresentmoment

awarenessopensbeforeus.

Toclarifyandfacilitatethisopeningtopresentmomentawareness,

I distilled a set of core principles from all my studies and practices,

whichIrefertoastheFivePrinciplesofFullBodyPresence.Theyhelp

ustodiscernwhatweneedmosttohealandgrow.Theyareimportant

indicatorsinourinternalnavigationalsystem,tellinguswhenweare

present or not. When our presence is disrupted in some way, we can

thenchoosetomoveinamorelife-givingdirection.

Mymissionwiththisbookistohelpyouaccessyourconnectionto

your body and life energy so that you can enjoy each moment more

fully.Thisisyourbirthright;itservesyourpersonalgrowth,creativity,

and well-being. It also enables you in turn to support others and the

greatergoodofthecommunity.Wheneverpeopleﬁndtheirinnergifts

andusethem,everyonebeneﬁts.

ManyofthekeyelementsofFullBodyPresencehavegrownoutof

my teaching the hands-on healing system of CranioSacral therapy to

healthcareprofessionals.Thissystemrequiresitspractitionerstolearn

tolistenacutelywithalltheirsensesandtodevelopanabilitytotuneinto

thesubtlephysicalandenergeticcuesofthepersonontheirtherapytable.

Anumberofmystudentscometomewithyearsofclinicalexperi-

ence. Although many have mastered the manual and intuitive skills

neededtoworkwithclientseffectively,fewknowhowtoholdastrong,

healingpresenceforanotherperson.Buttheyarehungrytoknowhow

todevelopthistherapeuticpresence—toremaingroundedintheface

ofthestrongemotionsthatclientsmayexperienceinthehealingprocess.

Theywanttoknowhowtobedeeplyempatheticwithouttakingona

client’spain,grief,orrage,andtodosowithoutbeingthemselvestrig-

geredemotionally.Thesepractitionersarealsosensitivetofacilitatinga

healingprocessthatdoesnotviolatetheclient’sboundariesortheirown.

Often these healthcare practitioners and caregivers possess this

knowledge intuitively ,buttheydon’talwaysrecognize consciously what

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theyaredoingandsocannotapplythesameenergeticawarenessand

principles in other areas of their lives. Those principles and trained

awarenessaretaughtinthisbookandaccompanyingaudio.Theseskills

willprovideyouwiththecapacitytoholdastrongtherapeuticpresence

without burning out. In fact, in using these tools, you will probably

ﬁndyouhavemoreenergyforallareasofyourlife.

Full Body Presence isanabridgedversionofwhatIhavebeenteach-

inganddevelopingformorethantwentyyearsintheHealingfromthe

Coretrainingseries—tailoredhereforindividual,self-directeduse.A

central part of Full Body Presence is the audio version of the Explo-

rations. The Explorations differ from other self-help book “guided

imagerytechniques”exercisesandmeditationsinthattheyinviteyou

to explore, nourish, and strengthen your unique internal landscape by

developinganincreasingawarenessofyourbody.Thesearenotafﬁr-

mationsorprescriptions.TheExplorationsareanenergeticawareness–

buildingpractice,whichintegratesbody,mind,andspirit,andconnects

youtoyourdeepinnerknowing.Youwillﬁndyourselfreclaimingyour

innateenergy,resilience,andguidance.

This book is meant to be read straight through, without jumping

around. If you ﬁnd the content in a chapter familiar, skim it — but

please read sequentially, because the skills taught here build on each

other.EverychapterandeachExplorationhasadistinctpurpose.The

Explorations also build on each other, so please initially listen to the

audioinorderaswell.Theaudioportionofthisbookiscentraltothis

material.Simplyreadingthetranscriptsinthebackofthebookwillnot

conveytheinformationfully.Havetheaudioreadytoplaynow,soyou

canlistentoiteasilywhenthetimecomes.

These instructions are based on my many years of experience. I

haveguidedthousandsofpeoplethroughthisprocesswithamazingre-

sults.Enjoy!

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